A state law is their standard. I don't know what is really important over other more important thing

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Why the change? "Security," of course. An international driving permit translates license information into 10 languages, helping local authorities understand the personal information on licenses issued by foreign countries. Of course, one wonders why Florida police officers would need a translation of the English-language licenses from all those Canadian provinces that aren't discount car rental cape town spelled "Quebec." [Let's discount car rental cape town try this as an easy way to translate Canadian discount car rental cape town English discount car rental cape town to Floridian English: Swap the "eh" for "y'all" and we're good to go, okay?]
"Our local CAA [Canadian auto club] offices are going crazy because this is the only place you can get them," McPherson wrote. "We are heading to Florida in a couple weeks and will have to line up and get ours before discount car rental cape town we go."
Today, the Florida Highway Patrol reacted to the uproar in Canada by announcing that it won't enforce the new law against Canadian drivers with English-language licenses, at least for the time being. But that doesn't apply to local law enforcement, and some car rental companies are continuing to insist on the international permit to rent to Canadian visitors. discount car rental cape town So many Canadians who want to visit Walt Disney discount car rental cape town World or Universal Orlando will need to keep queuing for the permits, or else risk not being pulled over when they drive in Florida (assuming they're bringing their own cars down or can rent one in Florida despite not having the international permit).
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So, at least in the US, an international driver's license is only around 15 bucks. I don't think that is going to break anyone's bank. I think this a mountain out of a mole hill sort of situation on both ends. Florida is blowing a non issue way our of proportion as they tend to do. But, come on Canada, it's a few dollars and a little bit of your time. I don't think it has anything to do with our specific dealings with terrorism. discount car rental cape town It might just be that there are so many international visitors to the state that it's hard to keep up with the different licenses and this simplifies the process.
As a Canadian who goes to Florida quite often, it isn't so much being arrested for not carrying an International Drivers Permit, or IDP, that I worry about. My fear is more that, in the unfortunate event of an accident, the lack of the proper paperwork might be used against me in the United States by insurance companies not wanting to pay, or people suing each other or the like. For now I think I will be lining up and paying, but here's hoping that this inane law goes away before I have to renew next year!
The hysteria discount car rental cape town over the international driving permit is ridiculous. So people don't want one? It's a international driving permit!!! discount car rental cape town Yet Florida and Republicans are called discount car rental cape town backwards for insisting on the permit. Let's heed the international discount car rental cape town community because the international standard is too onerous. Hilarious.
And I never called Republican's backwards.. Even if they are, I never said it…Even if they tried to steal the Floridians vote by not having early voting… And limiting voting places and hours… Creating 8 hour lines… I can go on but I digress...
discount car rental cape town Every time I am in a Theme park and I met a visitor in line from another country, I thank them for visiting the USA. Why not embrace the visitors here spending their monies and not make it harder for them to drive.. We are not talking about a visitor from China… It's Friggin Canada..
Why not have Canada update their policies to match what Florida is doing? You know they will respond. That's the way it works, but you're already stupid. Florida already indicated they will change the law. The law as passed will be changed.
A state law is their standard. discount car rental cape town I don't know what is really important over other more important things. Driving happens every day. Voting happens once in a few months or years depending on the election.
So the whole country of Canada must change for 1 state in the US… Due to a law that will make things more difficult for a visitor from Canada to spend their vacation time and monies in the state of Florida.
My point is simple - why make it more difficult for Canadians to spend their monies in Florida? Wouldn't you want and encourage tourism? Again it's Canada where we can drive freely with a US license – It's a handshake between friendly countries.
The law was not anti-Canada, it applied to ALL foreign country's citizens who drive a car in Florida. The intent was to make sure all foreign driver's licences have an English language discount car rental cape town translation. Canadians have freaked out because of all the snowbird migration during the January to April time frame and the snowbirds did not know about the new law. Let me tell you as a Florida resident, we did not know of it either. I try to be aware of these types of things and never heard of it.
Now, because of the massive freak-out by the Canadians, there will be no required licence discount car rental cape town translations for those licences written in French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese (Mandarin or Cantonese), German, Polish, Swedish... you get the point. All this just makes it harder for the police when they arrive at the scene of the 1000s of accidents that happen every tourist season.
And no I never called you any name. Just made a reference to an outdated shrinking political group with no ideas except going to war with countries where there are so many weapons of mass destruction.
It's just been deferred for UK visitors, Alamo are currently the only rental company that have said they will still let you hire a car without one though, it costs £5 in England, hardly gonna eat into your spending money, seems a bit pointless as our licences are in English though!!
This new law is an insult and hindrance to the many Canadians who pour millions of dollars into the Florida economy every year. Security? Come on. We're tourists, not terrorists. Florida is Canada's playground -- especially people from Quebec.
This is in partial reaction to the fact that Canadian drivers from Quebec have a drivers licence in French discount car rental cape town because they want to be different and don't really like the English very much anyway. Now, see what the result is? However, everyone in your federal, state and local governments are hot on the bandwagon of "security." There is much money in it and of course, the power that comes with it---just look at the gropers at the TSA when you fly.
I spent many years driving all over the world and never had a problem. The need for an international drivers licence was not an issue. It is just another stupid rule in the name of security. Florida is not alone. discount car rental cape town Europe is now pushing the same thing.